A Pine Bluff attorney launches a bid for a south Arkansas congressional seat as filing period ends
Associated Press— A Pine Bluff attorney challenging U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman was among the final candidates to file paperwork with the state before Tuesday’s deadline to qualify for the ballot next year in Arkansas. Republicans hold all four of Arkansas’ U.S House seats, and Democrats are fielding candidates to challenge those lawmakers next year. “I think that alone will speak for itself.” Sanders is not on the ballot next year, but an outside group has been running TV ads touting her accomplishments and last week the governor endorsed her former boss Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Three members of the court — Justices Karen Baker, Barbara Webb and Rhonda Wood — and former state Rep. Jay Martin are running for the open seat.